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CIVIL WAR MONUMENT DEDICATED OCT. 14, 1868

“East Bloomfield in memory of her sons who
died in defense of the Union 1861-5”. Above was the shield and
motto of the State of N.Y. and on sides of the different sections:
Gettysburg, Petersburg, Wilderness, Cold Harbor, Antietam,
Fredericksburg, Peninsular, and Richmond. Of the four tablets
surrounding the monument and cornered by the cannon were
the names of the dead heroes thirty-nine in number as follows:

Eighty-fifth Regt. N.Y. Vols. Co. B, Lieut. Amos Brunson, died in
Bottoms Ridge, Va. May 24th, 1862.
Serg. John Buell, died Andersonville, Ga. Sept. 7th, 1864.
Corp. Chas. H. Munson, died Canandaigua, NY, Oct. 23, 1862.
Private Oscar F. Sage, died Washington D. C. Feb. 16, 1862
Private Henry P. Seymour, died Washington D. C., May 15, 1862.
Private Linus Cone, died Washington D. C., May 1st, 1862.
Private Benj. W. Peck died Washington D. C., June 8, 1862.
Private Edgar H. Steele died of wounds Richmond, Va. June 19,
1862.
Private Frank E. Wilcox, died Andersonville, Ga., Sept. 9, 1864.
Private John E. Blake, died Charleston, S.C. Sept 12, 1864.
Lieut. D. Byron McMaster, 2nd Mo. Cavalry Co. F, died of wounds,
Lexington, Mo. Aug. 26 1862.
Serg. Hasculine. Hamlin, 8th N.Y. Cavalry Co. M killed Stony
Brook Station, Va. June 29, 1864.
Corp. James R. Sprague, 8th N.Y. Cavalry, Co. H. Killed Little
Washington, N.C. Oct. 6, 1862.
Private Ralph W. Hayes, 1st N.Y. Cavalry Co. E died Washington
D.C., Jan. 24, 1864.
Private Thomas Salter, 8th N.Y. Cavalry Co. H killed Newbern, N.
C. Nov. 8, 1862.
Private Geo. O. Dibble, 8th N.Y. Cavalry, Co. A died Washington D.
C., Sept. 10, 1863.
Private John H. M. Hicks, 8th N.Y. Cavalry, Co. M died
Andersonville, Ga., June 20, 1864.

Private James A. Robinett, 8th N.Y. C, Co., H died of wounds,
Sandy Hook , Oct. 19, 1864
Private Silas J. Van Norman, 21st N. Y. C. Co. D died at Knoxville,
Va., March 7, 1864.
Private Patrick Nagle, 1st U. S, Cavalry died at New Orleans, La.,
June 4, 1865.
Lieut. Oscar M. Adams, 148th N.Y. Vols. Co. K, died of wounds at
Washington D. C. June 19, 1864.
Private Chas. S. Meadon, 148th N. Y., Vols. Co. K died at
Portsmouth, Va. Nov 1, 1862.
Private Aaron Coon, 148th N. Y. Vols., Co. K killed at Cold Harbor,
Va., June 3, 1864.
Private A. R. Terry, 148th N. Y. Vols., Co. G, killed Petersburg, Va.,
June 18th , 1864.
Private Timothy L. Toomey, 160th N.Y. Vols. Co. E. died of
wounds, Winchester, Va. Sept. 26th, 1864.
Bernard Lennon, 160th N.Y. Vols. Co. E, died Salisbury, N. C. Jan.
4th, 1865.
Monroe Bradley, 187th N. Y. Vols. Co. G died at Washington D.C.,
Dec. 5th, 1864.
William H. Spring, 4th N.Y. H. A., Co. H died Salisbury, N. C., Dec.
24th, 1864.
Private Buell Munson , 26th N.Y. Vols. Co. C died of wounds
Washington D. C., Jan. 2. 1863.
Private James H. Burlison, 27th N. Y. Vols. Co. G died of wounds,
Savage Station, Va. July 25th, 1862.
Private Eugene Rappall, 27th N. Y. Vols. Co. G
died of wounds Richmond, Va., July, 1862.
Private Daniel Webster, 27th N.Y. Vols. Co. G died Washington D.
C., Feb. 18th, 1863.
Private Eugene Finch, 106th N. Y. Vols. Co. D died at David’s
Island, N.Y., July 19th, 1864.
Private Chas. E. Beebee, 126 N. Y. Vols. Co. H died Union Mills
Va., Jan. 25, 1863.
Private George S. Steele, 126th N. Y Vols. Co D died of wounds
Washington, D. C. July 28th, 1864.
Private Fred. A. Wilcox, 126th N. Y. Vols. Co. F died Florence
Alabama, Sept. 1864.
Private Francis W. Haney, 126th N. Y. Vols. Co. F died Alexandria,
Va., Sept. 18th, 1864.
Private Horace R. Gooding, 140th N. Y. Vols. Co. H died
Washington D. C., Jan. 4, 1863.
George T. Fletcher, U. S. Navy, Died in Bristol, N. Y. July 17, 1865.